After "school" today I took BiggerThomas Jr. #1 to a wts near our house. We rigged up the bamboo (Bernie Elsner 7 footer) with an EHC #14. We didn't have waders so we "rock waded" out to a pool that looked promising.
After a few casts, we landed this beauty. The little brown is almost smaller than the EHC, but it made a big impression!
I was glad to see some fish in this stream, as the last few times I fished it (over the last two years) produced no fish.
BiggerThomas Jr. #1--Wild Brown Trout
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BiggerThomas Jr. #1--Wild Brown Trout
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"Most anglers spend their lives in making rules for trout, and trout spend theirs in breaking them."
-From Letters to Young Fly-Fishers, (1926) Sir George Aston,
-From Letters to Young Fly-Fishers, (1926) Sir George Aston,
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Re: BiggerThomas Jr. #1--Wild Brown Trout
Such an improvement in handling of trout, how far BT Jr. has come from the master of yesteryear.
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Once a box salesman, always a box salesman, and he still cannot think outside of the box!
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Re: BiggerThomas Jr. #1--Wild Brown Trout
That's too funny. I still cringe looking at that gill grab!
"Most anglers spend their lives in making rules for trout, and trout spend theirs in breaking them."
-From Letters to Young Fly-Fishers, (1926) Sir George Aston,
-From Letters to Young Fly-Fishers, (1926) Sir George Aston,
Re: BiggerThomas Jr. #1--Wild Brown Trout
Congrats BT Jr!!
Already got him fishing dries, on bamboo for wild fish! Not a bad start
Already got him fishing dries, on bamboo for wild fish! Not a bad start
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Genius built the atom bomb. Genius topples nations."
Genius built the atom bomb. Genius topples nations."